Soft-tread horseshoe.



' Patented Feb. 25, 1902.

H. D. ALEXANDER &. H. C. WHITE.

v SOFT THEAD HORSESHOE.

(Application led Dec. 23, 1901.)

(lo Model.)

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HENRY ALEXANDER AND HENRY C. WHITE, OFOANTON, OHIO.

SOFT-TREAD HORSESHO'E.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letterslatent No. 693,942, dated February 25, 1902.

Application led December 23, 1901- Serial No. 86,875. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY D. ALEXANDER and HENRY C. WHITE, citizens of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Soft- Tread Horseshoes; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the gures of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure l is a view showing the bottom or 'under side of the shoe.` Fig. 2 isa sectional 'view showing in section the toe and heel calks. Fig. 3 is a View showing a portion of the shoe and the calks removed. Fig.` 4; is a detached view of the toe-calks retaining-bar. Fig. 5 is a detached view of one of the heel-calks retaining-bars. v

The present invention has relation to softtread horseshoes; and it consists in the novel construction hereinafter described, and par- Jticularly pointed out in the claim.

Similar numerals of reference indicate co1"- responding parts in all theligures ofthe drawings.

In the accompanying drawings,1 represents the metal shoe, which is substantially of the form shown and of course is formed of metal. The toe and heel ends of the shoe 'areprovided with sockets, the heel-sockets being formed by the flanges 2 and 3 and the toesocket formed by the iianges 4 and 5, said iianges being located and arranged substanf tially as shown in the drawings.

The toe-callas 6 and the heel-calks 7 are formed of rubber or other elastic material and are of a size to give the properamount of surface upon their bottom or under side, or, in other words, to produce a sufficient amount of contact-surface to produce a soft-tread shoe.

For the purpose of providing a means for attaching the toe and heel calks the metal plates 8 and 9 are provided, which metal plates are provided with screw-threaded apertures 10, which screw-threaded apertures are for the ,purpose of receiving the screws 1l, said screws being located when placed in proper position with reference to the shoe as illustrated in Fig. 2. l

'Ihe metal plates 8 and 9 are each provided with the upward-extendinglugs 12, which upward-extending lugs are so formed that when the'plates 8 and 9 have been placed in proper position in the toe and heel calks and the rubber composing` said calks properlyvulcanized rthe upper ends of the lugs 12 will be flush with the upper faces of the calks 6 and 7. These lugs are located as above described for the purpose of producing a metal contact between the under face of the shoe 1 and the upper ends of the lugs 12, this construction being desirable to produce a rigid connection between the shoe and the calli-retaining plates and at the same time providing for the proper cushion.

The inner ends of the heel-sockets are each provided with the cross-flanges 3 and the ends of the toe-call; sockets provided with the crossflanges 5, which cross-anges are formed of a material capable of bending, and are so formed for the purpose of being bent toward the ends of the calks to assist in holding said calks in proper relative position.

It will be understood that by our peculiar arrangement we are enabled to construct a shoe having the desired amount of cushion and yet at the same time provide a shoe the bottom or under side of which is formed to a great extent with a metal space, except at the points where the toe and heel calks are to be located.

It will be understood that in order to provide for the proper bending of the anges 3 and 5 their ends should be somewhat tapered, as illustrated inFig. 3, or the flanges 2 ande beveled at their ends. We have illustrated the flanges 3 and 5 tapered and also the flanges 2 and l beveled. This construction is preferable, owing to the fact'that there can be no interfering with the edges of the metal used forthe different calks and that the heel-fianges are free to be properly bent to securely hold the heel and toe calks. l

Having fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

extended flush with the upper faces of the calks, and means for attaching the plates to the metal shoe, substantially as and 'for the purpose specified. Y

In testimony that we claim the above we x have hereunto subscribed our names 1n the presence of'two Witnesses.

HENRY D. ALEXANDER. HENRY C. WHITE.

Witnesses:

J. A. JEFFERS, F. W. BOND. 

